Builds for EOS 5D Mark II

Magic Lantern platform name: 5D2

How to install Magic Lantern?

Just follow the guide available on our wiki.

Every Magic Lantern build requires a very specific version of camera firmware.

If installed firmware version doesn't match the requirements, you will have to upgrade (or downgrade) it before using Magic Lantern.

Where can I get a required Canon firmware version?
How to downgrade firmware if camera won't let me do it?

Builds available for EOS 5D Mark II

For firmware version 2.1.2

Development branch (dev)
Builds with the most recent developments

magiclantern.2025-06-20.5D2.212.zip

Build date: 2025-06-20
SHA256 checksum: 9a46cb35d541b0c957a2a8888907e080c644b3ecb228692ff97adff4df82716a
Source code: LINK , sha: ed3e7c0dfacfdeaf3349dee73edf9e3621217462
Required Canon firmware version: eos5d2-v212-win.zip

Legacy lua_fix builds (lua_fix)
Latest version of Lua improvements branch

magiclantern-lua_fix.2020Dec28.5D2212.zip

Build date: 2020-12-28
SHA256 checksum: 90b7f93c904fa1c406d30e7f279de5cd409275650be0bd48f29f769e4bc66bc1
Source code: LINK
Required Canon firmware version: eos5d2-v212-win.zip

Legacy nightly builds (unified)
Latest version of unified nightly builds from Heptapod repository (2018)

magiclantern-Nightly.2018Jul03.5D2212.zip

Build date: 2018-07-03
SHA256 checksum: 5b86b18989be7affb28b088416cfff513a1d3f6dc253f8b3ee588086f041de79
Source code: LINK
Required Canon firmware version: eos5d2-v212-win.zip